The annual Laureus Sports Awards honours sport’s most remarkable individuals. This year the prestigious award ceremony celebrated, among others, two talented individuals who have proved to be world-beaters despite their age, namely Sebastian Vettel and swimmer Missy Franklin, who at 18 is the youngest ever recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year award.

The Awards were announced in seven categories. The winners are:

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Sebastian Vettel
Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Missy Franklin
Laureus World Team of the Year: Bayern Munich
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Marc Márquez
Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Rafael Nadal
Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Marie Bochet
Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Jamie Bestwick

There were two other awards: the Laureus Spirit of Sport Award was presented to the Afghanistan Cricket Team and the Laureus Sport for Good Award was presented to Magic Bus, the sports-based community project in India.

[Source : ITV]